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The pictor technique: A method for exploring the experience of collaborative working (2013)
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King, N., Bravington, A., Brooks, J., Hardy, B., Melvin, J., & Wilde, D. (2013). The pictor technique: A method for exploring the experience of collaborative working. Qualitative Health Research, 23(8), 1138-1152. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732313495326

Collaborative working is a crucial part of contemporary health and social care. Researching the experiences of those involved - as professionals, patients, or carers - is challenging, given the complexity of many cases and the taken-for-granted natur... Read More about The pictor technique: A method for exploring the experience of collaborative working.

Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective? A systematic review (2013)
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Jones-Hughes, T., Peters, J., Whear, R., Cooper, C., Evans, H., Depledge, M., & Pearson, M. (2013). Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective? A systematic review. Environmental Evidence, 2(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/2047-2382-2-11

Background Within developing countries, groundwater provides an alternative drinking source to polluted surface water. However, the presence of arsenic in some groundwater sources has resulted in chronic worldwide poisoning. The aim of this review wa... Read More about Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective? A systematic review.

End-of-life care for non-cancer patients (2013)
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Boland, J., & Johnson, M. J. (2013). End-of-life care for non-cancer patients. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 3(1), 2-3. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000446

[Extract]: The origins and early development of palliative care focussed on patients with cancer, apart from sporadic developments in a few non-malignant diseases such as MND and HIV. In the UK, this has been compounded by the setting of palliative c... Read More about End-of-life care for non-cancer patients.

Developing a service for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within resources (2013)
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Boland, J., Owen, J., Ainscough, R., & Mahdi, H. (2014). Developing a service for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within resources. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 4(2), 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000393

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common life-limiting illness with significant burden for patient and carer. Despite this, access to supportive and specialist palliative care is inconsistent and implementation of published good pract... Read More about Developing a service for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within resources.

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of shared care: protocol for a realist review. (2013)
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Hardwick, R., Pearson, M., Byng, R., & Anderson, R. (2013). The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of shared care: protocol for a realist review. Systematic reviews, 2, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-2-12

Shared care (an enhanced information exchange over and above routine outpatient letters) is commonly used to improve care coordination and communication between a specialist and primary care services for people with long-term conditions. Evidence of... Read More about The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of shared care: protocol for a realist review..

Evaluating the impact and use of Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs (TREND) reporting guidelines (2012)
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Fuller, T., Pearson, M., Peters, J., & Anderson, R. (2012). Evaluating the impact and use of Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs (TREND) reporting guidelines. BMJ open, 2(6), Article e002073. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002073

Introduction. Accurate and full reporting of evaluation of interventions in health research is needed for evidence synthesis and informed decision-making. Evidence suggests that biases and incomplete reporting affect the assessment of study validity... Read More about Evaluating the impact and use of Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs (TREND) reporting guidelines.

Implementing health promotion in schools: Protocol for a realist systematic review of research and experience in the United Kingdom (UK) (2012)
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Pearson, M., Chilton, R., Woods, H. B., Wyatt, K., Ford, T., Abraham, C., & Anderson, R. (2012). Implementing health promotion in schools: Protocol for a realist systematic review of research and experience in the United Kingdom (UK). Systematic reviews, 1(1), Article 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-1-48

Background: School-based interventions and campaigns are used to promote health and address a wide variety of public health problems. Schools are considered to be key sites for the implementation of health promotion programmes for their potential to... Read More about Implementing health promotion in schools: Protocol for a realist systematic review of research and experience in the United Kingdom (UK).

The ethical decisions UK doctors make regarding advanced cancer patients at the end of life - the perceived (in) appropriateness of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism: A qualitative study (2012)
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Sheard, L., Prout, H., Dowding, D., Noble, S., Watt, I., Maraveyas, A., & Johnson, M. (2012). The ethical decisions UK doctors make regarding advanced cancer patients at the end of life - the perceived (in) appropriateness of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism: A qualitative study. BMC medical ethics, 13(22), Article ARTN 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-13-22

Background: Cancer patients are at risk of developing blood clots in their veins - venous thromboembolism (VTE) - which often takes the form of a pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis. The risk increases with advanced disease. Evidence based tre... Read More about The ethical decisions UK doctors make regarding advanced cancer patients at the end of life - the perceived (in) appropriateness of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism: A qualitative study.

Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps (2012)
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Oxberry, S. G., Bland, J. M., Clark, A. L., Cleland, J. G., & Johnson, M. (2012). Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps. American Heart Journal, 164(2), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.003

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to determine the minimally clinically important difference (MCID) for breathlessness due to chronic heart failure (CHF). BackgroundThe measurement of breathlessness is difficult because it is subjective and multifac... Read More about Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps.

Diagnosis and management of people with venous thromboembolism and advanced cancer: how do doctors decide? a qualitative study (2012)
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Johnson, M. J., Sheard, L., Maraveyas, A., Noble, S., Prout, H., Watt, I., & Dowding, D. (2012). Diagnosis and management of people with venous thromboembolism and advanced cancer: how do doctors decide? a qualitative study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 12(75), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-12-75

Background: The treatment of cancer associated thrombosis (CAT) is well established, with level 1A evidence to support the recommendation of a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) by daily injection for 3-6 months. However, registry data suggest compl... Read More about Diagnosis and management of people with venous thromboembolism and advanced cancer: how do doctors decide? a qualitative study.

Social Capital and Community Group Participation: Examining 'Bridging' and 'Bonding' in the Context of a Healthy Living Centre in the UK (2012)
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Kirkby-Geddes, E., King, N., & Bravington, A. (2013). Social Capital and Community Group Participation: Examining 'Bridging' and 'Bonding' in the Context of a Healthy Living Centre in the UK. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 23(4), 271-285. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2118

Social capital has been widely advocated as a way of understanding and building community participation in the interest of health improvement. However, the concept as proposed by Putnam, has been criticised for presenting an overly romanticised accou... Read More about Social Capital and Community Group Participation: Examining 'Bridging' and 'Bonding' in the Context of a Healthy Living Centre in the UK.

A randomized trial of aerobic exercise and sleep quality in lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy or no treatments (2012)
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Courneya, K. S., Sellar, C. M., Trinh, L., Forbes, C. C., Stevinson, C., McNeely, M. L., …Reiman, T. (2012). A randomized trial of aerobic exercise and sleep quality in lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy or no treatments. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 21(6), 887-894. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0075

Background: Patients with lymphoma experience sleep problems that may be managed with aerobic exercise but no previous study has examined this issue. Methods: We randomized 122 patients with lymphoma to usual care (n = 62) or 12 weeks of supervised... Read More about A randomized trial of aerobic exercise and sleep quality in lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy or no treatments.

The role of systematic reviews of qualitative evidence in evaluating interventions: a case study (2012)
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Lorenc, T., Pearson, M., Jamal, F., Cooper, C., & Garside, R. (2012). The role of systematic reviews of qualitative evidence in evaluating interventions: a case study. Research Synthesis Methods, 3(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1036

Systematic reviews of qualitative evidence have been widely used to provide information on the context and implementation of interventions, and their potential barriers and facilitators. However, such reviews face a number of methodological challenge... Read More about The role of systematic reviews of qualitative evidence in evaluating interventions: a case study.

Are emotions perceptual experiences of value? (2012)
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Whiting, D. (2012). Are emotions perceptual experiences of value?. Ratio, 25(1), 93-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9329.2011.00518.x

A number of emotion theorists hold that emotions are perceptions of value. In this paper I say why they are wrong. I claim that in the case of emotion there is nothing that can provide the perceptual modality that is needed if the perceptual theory i... Read More about Are emotions perceptual experiences of value?.

Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective?: A systematic review protocol (2011)
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Pearson, M., Jones-Hughes, T., Whear, R., Cooper, C., Peters, J., Evans, E., & Depledge, M. (2011). Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective?: A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 1(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/2047-2382-1-1

© 2011 Pearson et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: Chronic arsenic pollution is now recognised as a worldwide problem, with 21 countries experiencing arsenic groundwater contamination. It is a particularly important issue in developing co... Read More about Are interventions to reduce the impact of arsenic contamination of groundwater on human health in developing countries effective?: A systematic review protocol.

Preventing unintentional injuries to children under 15 years in the outdoors: A systematic review of the effectiveness of educational programs (2011)
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Pearson, M., Hunt, H., Garside, R., Moxham, T., Peters, J., & Anderson, R. (2012). Preventing unintentional injuries to children under 15 years in the outdoors: A systematic review of the effectiveness of educational programs. Injury Prevention, 18(2), 113-123. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040043

Introduction Unintentional injuries to children in the outdoors have a significant impact on child mortality, development and healthcare costs. This paper presents the findings of a systematic review about the effectiveness of programs that provided... Read More about Preventing unintentional injuries to children under 15 years in the outdoors: A systematic review of the effectiveness of educational programs.

Short-term opioids for breathlessness in stable chronic heart failure: A randomized controlled trial (2011)
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Oxberry, S. G., Torgerson, D. J., Bland, J. M., Clark, A. L., Cleland, J. G. F., & Johnson, M. J. (2011). Short-term opioids for breathlessness in stable chronic heart failure: A randomized controlled trial. European journal of heart failure, 13(9), 1006-1012. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfr068

Aims To assess the effect of oral opioids vs. placebo on breathlessness in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods and results Oral morphine (Oramorph), oral oxycodone (Oxynorm), and placebo were studied in an outpatient setting. Once rand... Read More about Short-term opioids for breathlessness in stable chronic heart failure: A randomized controlled trial.

Outcome reporting bias in evaluations of public health interventions: Evidence of impact and the potential role of a study register (2011)
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Pearson, M., & Peters, J. (2012). Outcome reporting bias in evaluations of public health interventions: Evidence of impact and the potential role of a study register. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66(4), 286-289. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.122465

Background: Systematic reviews of the effectiveness of interventions are increasingly used to inform recommendations for public health policy and practice, but outcome reporting bias is rarely assessed. Methods: Studies excluded at full-text stage sc... Read More about Outcome reporting bias in evaluations of public health interventions: Evidence of impact and the potential role of a study register.

Generalizing applied qualitative research on harm reduction: the example of a public injecting typology (2011)
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Pearson, M., Parkin, S., & Coomber, R. (2011). Generalizing applied qualitative research on harm reduction: the example of a public injecting typology. Contemporary Drug Problems, 38(1), 61-91. https://doi.org/10.1177/009145091103800104

The small sample sizes and context-bound findings of qualitative research are commonly viewed as significant factors that limit its use (or “transferability”) in settings other than those in which the research was originally conducted. This perceived... Read More about Generalizing applied qualitative research on harm reduction: the example of a public injecting typology.

Why do health professionals refer individual patients to specialist day hospice care? (2011)
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Bradley, S. E., Frizelle, D., & Johnson, M. (2011). Why do health professionals refer individual patients to specialist day hospice care?. Journal of palliative medicine, 14(2), 133-138. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2010.0372

Background: There are no nationally agreed criteria for admission to specialist palliative day care (SPDC). Previous work has called for future research to qualitatively examine why health and social professionals make referrals to day care. Therefor... Read More about Why do health professionals refer individual patients to specialist day hospice care?.